Orthopedics

 
High Percentage of Patients Seek Mental Health Care from PCPs, According to New Large Analysis
September 23, 2024

One in 9 primary care encounters involved a mental health condition, according to an analysis of over 350 million primary care visits.

Exercise Plus Liraglutide May Preserve Bone Quality during Weight Loss: Daily Dose
July 16, 2024

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

FDA Adds Black Box to Prolia PI Warning of Severe Hypocalcemia Risk in CKD
January 23, 2024

The Boxed Warning reflects FDA research into severe adverse events including hospitalization and death in persons with CKD treated with denosumab.

Daily Dose: Lack of Osteoporosis Screening, Treatment in Patients with Cirrhosis
January 19, 2024

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Screening and Treatment for Osteoporosis Lacking for Persons with Cirrhosis, According to Real-World Analysis
January 12, 2024

Less than a quarter of persons with cirrhosis who are diagnosed with osteoporosis are started on treatment, reported researchers.

Knee Pain: Evaluation and Treatment of the Most Common Etiologies
December 22, 2023

Knee pain is the presenting symptom for ~5% of primary care visits. Following are highlight of a JAMA review covering the 3 most common etiologies.

Primary Care and Physiatry: When One Leads to the Other, Sooner is Better than Later
December 15, 2023

Physiatrist Dr Espiritu McKay works closely with primary care clinicians in getting performing artists back to work and stresses that early referral can make a big difference.

Physical Rehabilitation for Performing Artists is Sometimes a Negotiated Plan, says Physiatrist Dr Espiritu McKay
December 14, 2023

The injured dancer needs to perform on closing night; the physiatrist may need to securely tape an ankle in exchange for a promise that this performance will be the last for a while.

Physiatrist Treats Performing Artists, a Population She Knows from Personal Experience
December 13, 2023

Tracy Espiritu McKay, DO, a former musical theater performer, can almost feel her patient's pain. She highlights treatment challenges and says early referral after injury is key.

Treat the Neuropathic Pain—and the Rest of the Person, Too: PM&R Physician Saloni Sharma, MD 
November 29, 2023

Physiatrist Saloni Sharma, MD, stresses the essential role of coordinated, multidisciplinary care for a person with neuropathic pain—and any person with limited function.